Canutama Extractive Reserve
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| Canutama Extractive Reserve | |
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| Reserva Extrativista Canutama | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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| Coordinates | 6°54′34″S 64°41′17″W / 6.909550°S 64.687958°W |
| Area | 197,986 hectares (489,230 acres) |
| Designation | Extractive reserve |
| Created | 27 March 2009 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas |
The Canutama Extractive Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Extrativista Canutama) is an extractive reserve in the state of Amazonas, Brazil.
6. Canutama Extractive Reserve
The Canutama Extractive Reserve is in the municipality of Canutama, Amazonas. It has an area of 197,986 hectares (489,230 acres).[1] The reserve lies along a stretch of the Purus River between the towns of Lábrea and Canutama. It adjoins the Canutama State Forest to the north and the Balata-Tufari National Forest to the east. The Médio Purus Extractive Reserve is upstream, to the southwest. To the west the reserve is bounded by the Banawá Indigenous Territory.[2] Vegetation is 100% Amazon rainforest. The population of about 200 families includes gatherers, riverine farmers, fishermen and rubber tappers.[3]